Thesaurus Term/Concept: SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT
| Identifier | 123560 |
|---|---|
| Class | DEFENCE OF BRITAIN |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A pit or emplacement surrounding a concrete pedestal, or 'thimble', which was used to mount a spigot mortar. Deployed by the Home Guard during WWII as an anti invasion measure. |
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Instances/Examples (21)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MSF33190 OUTLINE RECORD: Spigot Mortar Emplacment (Allocated Number) |
| Monument Type | MSF26313 Second World War hexagonal concrete pillar with stainless steel spigot. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26321 Second World War spigot mortar emplacement (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26322 Second World War spigot mortar emplacement (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26314 Second World War spigot mortar hexagonal concrete pillar with central stainless steel spigot. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26318 Site of a destroyed World War II spigot mortar emplacement. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26319 Spigot Mortar (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26316 Spigot mortar base and mounting and anti-tank cube, St Augustines Roundabout, Ipswich. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26049 Spigot Mortar Emplacement (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26320 Spigot mortar emplacement. There was a tall pedestal (2.5ft - 3ft high); no bomb alcoves. DESTROYED: the site had gone by December 1996 owing to a de… (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26105 World War II spigot mortaer emplacement covering a road bridge. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26317 World War II spigot mortar , spyhole and wall, Dover House, Ixworth (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26198 World War II spigot mortar 23, Street Farm Lane, Ixworth (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF45256 World War II spigot mortar emplacement (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF27354 World War II spigot mortar emplacement, Ixworth Abbey, Ixworth (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26138 World War II spigot mortar mount. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26119 World War II spigot mortar mounting. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26196 World War II spigot mortar pedestal. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26315 World War II spigot mortar position on the bank of the River Gipping. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF27353 World War II spigot mortar, Hill House, Ixworth (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF34433 WWII Spigot Mortar emplacement located near Hill Farm (Monument) |